RECAP2020-W2912 JUL TO 19 JUL 2020
Week of 12 Jul 2020The week in game journalism.
A snapshot of what writers were chasing this week. We sort by how much coverage jumped against the previous four weeks, so a story breaking now rises above games that already get steady writeups every week.
PIECES INDEXED
100
+4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
74
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
51
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
first article indexed
01 · TRENDING
Games that picked up coverage this week
The games whose coverage spiked this week against their own four-week baseline. Worth a look if you missed them.
02 · IN THE BYLINE THIS WEEK
Writers we kept seeing across the index
Worth checking in on. The cadence chart shows which days they published, which often says more about a beat than a tally does.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Aircraft Evolution, Allison's Diary: Rebirth, Carrion
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Creaks, Where the Heart Leads
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Death Stranding, Hyper Scape
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Ghost of Tsushima, Paper Mario: The Origami King
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, Before I Forget
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 69 writers filed this week.
Browse them by outlet, beat or the games they cover →
03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
No reader signal recorded for this week.
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
JC
James Carr
GameSpot·14 Jul 2020
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.